Bottle-stopper



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P. G. HE-RGHT.

BOTTLE STOPPER;

Patented June 14, 1898.

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OF BOGOTA, NEW JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,481, dated June 14,1898.

Application filed September 1896- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAULINE GRAYSON HEROHT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bogota, in the county of Bergen and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stoppers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a bottle-stopper adapted especially for use withbottles the contents of which are to be discharged in small quantitiesby inverting and shaking the bottleas,for example,bottles for perfumery,

condiments, dzc.

It is well known that for the classes of liquids above mentioned it isimportant to effect a discharge of a small portion of the liquid withoutunduly exposing the remainder of the contents of the bottle to theaction of the atmosphere; and the primary object of my invention is toprovide as a substitute for the usual glass or cork stopper an elasticor yielding cap or covering for the bottle-mouth, which shall be in itsoriginal marketable condition imperforate to fully protect the contentsof the bottle from the air, and adapted to be slit or punctured, ashereinafter described, to allow of the expulsion of the contents insmall quantities and the automatic closing of the discharge opening oropenings to seal the remainder of the liquid from the action of theatmosphere.

The characteristic features of my improvement will be fully disclosedhereinafter and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a bottle provided with myimproved stopper. Fig. 2 is avertical section on the line 00 w of Fig.l, and Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate modifications of the device. t

The reference-numeral 1 indicates a bottle provided with an annular lipor flange 2 at its neck, over which is stretched the lower open end ofan elastic or yielding cap or tube 3, which is closed atits upper end,as shown.

lower open end with an annular groove or Serial No. 605,397. (Notifier)indentation 4 to adapt it to more closely hug the bottleneck or toreceive, if desired, a retaining cord or wire 5.; I preferably indentthe upper end of the tube or cap at one or more points, as at 6 and 7,to indicate to the user where the cap is to be slitted or cut.

The portion of the cap 3 above the bottleneck is preferably contractedor flattened to form the contracted edges 8. This not only facilitatesthe forming of the discharge-slit, but also imparts to the cap thecontour of the well-known flattened ornamental glass stoppers used withperfumery-bottles. It will, however, be apparent that any suitable formor contour of stopper may be employed.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated the upper por tion 9 of the stopper ofspherical or globe form,with two oblique indentations 10 and 11, Whilein Fig. 4 the upper portion 12 of the cap is of cylindrical contour,with a top 13 of in verted-cone shape, indented at the points 14.

It will be understood'that the indentations illustrated in the drawingsextend only partly through the thickness of the elastic material ofwhich the cap is made and are designed simply as a guide to the user toindicate where the cap should be slit, and while the indentations inpractice add to the convenience and effectiveness of the deviceit isobvious that the cap could be 'slitat one or more points without the aidof the indented guides.

The flattened form of cap shown in Figs. 1 and 2 I have found preferablefor the reason that it may be more readily cut with a pair of scissorsor a sharp knife than the globular form. Moreover, by employing aflattened top the slit or slits may be acutely inclined with relation tothe vertical center of the cap, so that.the walls of the slit to anextent will overlapand insure a tighter closing.

The cap constructed as above described and imperforate, except at itslower'end, is securely fastened upon the bottle-neck and in thiscondition supplied to the market. The purchaser of a bottle thusclosedhas only to slit the cap at the point or points indicated, and then byinverting thebottle and shaking it eject the liquid as required. Theslitted discharge-openings immediately close automatically after eachexpulsion of the liquid, and when the bottle is turned right side up theelasticity of the cap keeps the discharge slit or slits tightly closedto protect theremainder of the liquid contents.

It will be noted that inasmuch as the upper end of the cap is entirelyimperforate and its lower end securely held upon the neck of thebottle'no cork or other auxiliary stopper is required, and thus amaterial saving is effected.

Having thus described my inve'ntion,what I desire to'claim and secure byLetters Patent is 1. As an article of manufacture, a bottle or likereceptacle for liquids, closed at its mouth by an imperforate elasticcap, provided with one or more longitudinal indentations, saidindentations serving to indicate where the cap is to be slitted to forma longitudinal automatically-closing vent therefor, substantially asshown and described.

2. The combination With a bottle or other liquid-holder, of an elastic-cap fitted over the mouth of the bottle and closed at its outer end,and formed near its closed outer end with one or more longitudinalindentations, said indentations serving to indicate where the cap is tobe slitted to form longitudinal automatically-closin g vents for thedischarge of the liquid, and an annular indentation near the lower endof said elastic cap to receive a retaining-wire.

3. The combination with a bottle or liquidholder, of an imperforateelastic cap,provided with one or more longitudinal indentations, saidindentations serving to indicate Where the cap is to be slitted to forma longitudinal automatically-closing vent therefor, said cap being alsoprovided with a contracted or flattened portion to form the edges 8,substantially as shown and described.

4. As an article of manufacture, a bottle or like receptacle forliquids, closed at its mouth by an imperforate elastic cap, providedwith a top of inverted-cone shape, said cone-shape portion havinglongitudinal indentations serving to indicate Where the cap is to beslitted to form longitudinal automaticallyclosing vents therefor,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my in presence of two witnesses.

PAULINE GRAYSON l-IERGHT.

Witnesses:

LEVI H. THOMAS, BARBARA HEROHT.

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